Local Obituaries for Families in Greencastle, Franklin County & Surrounding Areas
Jackson Lee Heister
Dec 21, 2020
Jackson Lee Heister, age 76, of Greencastle, PA died Monday December 21, 2020 in the Wellspan York Hospital, York, PA.
Born December 28, 1943 in Huntingdon, PA, he was the son of the late Austin “Pete” and Mary “Bea” (Luther) Heister. He married his wife Lena (Dolt) Heister on January 9, 1965.
Jackson was retired...
Lucille (Strausner) Christophel
Dec 21, 2020
Lucille Christophel, age 92, a resident of the Quincy Village Health Care Center and formerly of Greencastle and State Line, PA, died Monday evening December 21, 2020 in the nursing home.
Born December 7, 1928 in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Edna (Middlekauff) Strausner. She married her husband Thomas W. Christophel...
Catharine M. (Byers) Sollenberger
Dec 18, 2020
Catharine M. (Byers) Sollenberger, age 101, of Gabler Rd. Chambersburg, PA died Friday, December 18, 2020 in her home. Born August 3, 1919 in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Katie (Meyers) Byers. She married her husband Glen S. Sollenberger on November 4, 1943. He died on April 14, 2014.
...
Christina S. Forney
Dec 16, 2020
Christina S. Forney, age 63, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born December 13, 1957, in Hanover, PA, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson and Mary Evelyne Watson Hockenberry.
Ms. Forney was a 1976 graduate of Fannett-Metal High School. She worked in banking for a number...
Rodney E. "Rod" Statler
Dec 16, 2020
Rodney E. Statler, 65, of Greencastle, PA passed away surrounded by his family on December 16, 2020, from complications of the Coronavirus. Born October 24, 1955, in Chambersburg, PA he was the son of the late Paul Richard “Pappy Dick” Statler Sr. and Elizabeth (Little) Statler.
Rodney was a member of Mt. Zion Church in...
K. Louise Tice
Dec 14, 2020
K. Louise Tice, age 84, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family. Born May 4, 1936, in Waynesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Eldon M. and Alma K. Myers Coldsmith.
A 1954 graduate of the Greencastle-Antrim High School, she went on...
Rodney Dean Bishop
Dec 13, 2020
Rodney Dean Bishop, Sr., age 82, of State Line, PA, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 22, 1938, in Bud, WV, he was the son of the late Ray and Bertha Knuckles Bishop.
Mr. Bishop was a 1956 graduate of Herndon High School. He was employed at the Frick Company...
Mable V. (Brindle) Shindle
Dec 12, 2020
Mable V. (Brindle) Shindle, age 96 of Greencastle, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, morning December 12, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family.
Born February 13, 1924 in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Irene (Miller) Brindle. She married her husband William E. “Bill” Shindle on...
Esther M. (Wolfkill) Smith
Dec 11, 2020
Esther M. (Wolfkill) Smith, age 93 formerly of Greencastle, PA and Shady Grove, PA, died on Friday December 11, 2020 at ManorCare Health Services in Chambersburg.
Born December 28, 1926 in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edgar S. and Mary M. (Hawbaker) Wolfkill.
Esther was an Avon Sales Consultant for 23...
Barbara M. (Anderson) Lesher
Nov 26, 2020
Barbara M. (Anderson) Lesher, age 72, of Greencastle, PA died Thursday November 26, 2020 in the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD.
Born November 23, 1948 in Confluence, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ruth (Plume) Anderson. She married her husband Ray C. Lesher on March 11, 1967.
Barb had worked...
Floyd E. Baker
Nov 19, 2020
Floyd E. Baker, age 79, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at his home with his family by his side. Born December 15, 1940, in Highfield, MD he was the son of the late Edwin T. and Goldie May Smith Baker.
Mr. Baker was a 1958 graduate of the Thurmont High School, he...
Betty L. Byers
Nov 16, 2020
Betty L. Byers, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 9, 1933, in Quincy Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late J. Alfred and Ada Mae Lowry Harshman.
Mrs. Byers was a homemaker most of her adult life. Mrs. Byers enjoyed gardening, cooking, social...
Lois J Shatzer
Nov 16, 2020
Lois J. Shatzer, age 84, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020, at Quincy Village Nursing Home. Born July 12, 1936, in Antrim Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd F. and Frances E. Berger Kell.
Mrs. Shatzer was a 1955 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School. She was a...
Ronney L. Conrad
Nov 16, 2020
Ronney L. Conrad, age 70 of Greencastle, PA died Monday morning November 16, 2020 in the UPMC Hospital in Altoona, PA.
Born December 18, 1949 in Berkeley Springs, WV, he was the son of the late Leo and Vada (Clingerman) Conrad. He married his wife Judith L. (Noble) Conrad on October 21, 1973.
Ronney had...
William H. Wolford
Nov 9, 2020
William H. Wolford, age 89 of Greencastle, PA and a resident of the Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation and Wellness Center of Chambersburg passed peacefully on Monday evening, November 9, 2020 in the center.
Born November 21, 1930 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late John H. and Tina G. (Henninger) Wolford. Bill was preceded in...
Rosemarie Tutwiler Williams
Nov 1, 2020
Rosemarie (Tutwiler) Williams, 84, of Greencastle, PA. passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 1, 2020, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 23, 1936, in Mt. Crawford, VA. , she was the daughter of the late Warren and Isa Tutwiler.
Mrs. Williams earned her Bachelor of Science Degree from Shepherd University with the Class of 1958. She later...
D. Melvin Eby
Oct 29, 2020
D. Melvin Eby (96) of Menno Haven went to be with the Lord on October 29, 2020. He was born on September 13, 1924. His wife Miriam (Strite) Eby preceded him in death in September, 2015.
Surviving are five children: daughters Karen Butts and husband, Gregory, of Waynesboro, PA; Helen Leinbach Frank and husband, Alan, of N....
Larry G. Kennedy
Oct 29, 2020
Larry G. Kennedy, 73, of Waynesboro, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Born June 17, 1947 in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Warren and Patricia Powell Kennedy.
Larry was a 1966 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School. A US Army veteran, Larry served honorably in Vietnam. He...
Charles "Sonny" E. Eshleman Jr.
Oct 28, 2020
Charles E. “Sonny” Eshleman Jr., age 85 of Greencastle, PA died Wednesday, October 28, 2020 in the Brookview Health Center of Menno Haven in Chambersburg.
Born January 14, 1935 in Antrim Twp., Franklin County, PA, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Ada (Horst) Eshleman. He married his wife Vernice M. (Gibble) Eshleman on...
George H. Hykes
Oct 28, 2020
George H. Hykes, age 97, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Greencastle, PA died Wednesday, October 28, 2020 in the Menno Haven Rehabilitation Center Chambersburg.
Born May 27, 1923 in Antrim Twp., Franklin County, PA, he was the son of the late Preston and Olive Jane (Myers) Hykes. He married his wife Martha M. (Rubeck) Hykes on...
